Brief Life History of Edward Thomas
When Edward Thomas Foy was born on 25 October 1893, in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States, his father, James Patrick Foy Jr., was 35 and his mother, Marcella Lowery, was 34. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 12 June 1979, in Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Edward T Foy, "Iowa State Census, 1915"
- Edward Thomas Foy, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Edward Thomas Foy, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Parents and Siblings
1858–1910 Male
1859–1950 Female
Siblings (6)
1887– Female
1889– Female
1893–1979 Male
1898–1992 Female
1900–1977 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 3
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
Age 20
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 23
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Fahey .
Irish: variant of Fee .
French: from the medieval female personal name Foy, which is from Old French foi (from Latin fides) ‘faith’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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